UG took me 10 years and it doesn't seem to be affecting my admissions. I worked FT and got married and had kids during that time. I didn't write an addendum because that information was available elsewhere in my application - on my resume, PS, etc.

I think it is actually becoming more common for Bachelor's degrees to take 5 years to complete.

Rock Chalk wrote:I'm new here, so I apologize in advance if this is in the wrong place. I'm currently in my 5th year of undergrad and I'm wondering if anyone knows how much negativity law school admissions committees will assign to my extra year. Does anyone know people who had otherwise respectable numbers, but were given a drop of any sort due to delayed graduation? I didn't explain it in an addendum, mainly because I don't really have a good excuse. I have worked about 20-30 hours/week throughout undergrad, but if I don't elucidate the connection between working almost full time and not taking 15-18 credits per semester, will they deduce this on their own? If it is a big red flag, I'm guessing I should probably send an addendum before decisions are reached, but I don't want to do so unnecessarily. Thanks for your input.